Former Moeller High School football star Sam Hubbard on Saturday announced his intentions to enter the NFL draft.

Hubbard, who played safety for the Crusaders, made himself into one of the better defensive ends in college football over the course of his career with Ohio State. He earned second-team all-Big Ten honors in 2017.

"These past four years at Ohio State have been everything I ever dreamed about and so much more," Hubbard said in a tweet announcing his departure for the NFL. "Now, as a graduate of The Ohio State University, I believe I am ready to chase another life-long dream of mine, playing in the National Football League."

Hubbard was a Division I all-state safety for Moeller in 2013. Scout.com listed him as the top overall player in the state of Ohio that year.

For a time, Hubbard was committed to playing lacrosse for Notre Dame, but OSU coach Urban Meyer and OSU assistant coach Kerry Combs, the former Colerain coach, saw him playing dodgeball during a visit to Moeller.